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Thursday, 18 December 2014

'O Christmas Tree'

Well, Christmas is just around the corner now! O Christmas Tree is one of my favourite carols and the one thing I love about preparing for Christmas is decorating the tree..... sadly, I do not have ours up yet but I have made a little one for my craft room which I hope you will like ....

I used the Cabinet Card and mini Cabinet card dies to create the frame and then I made it 3D so that the tree looked like it is in a window. To make it 3D I simply cut a strip of card 3/4" wide, followed the line of the Cabinet Card die and then glued the frame on top. I used the Poinsettia embossing folder with Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress Collection card in Fired Brick to cover the frame. The 'wallpaper' inside the frame is from Tim's Merriment set of papers.

You can see the 3D effect of the frame a little better in this picture..... and yes, the whole piece lights up too, which you will see in a moment!

I used the waste from the front frame to create a hidden compartment for the battery pack. As you can see in this picture I sanded the embossing to lift it a little.

Because the tree is quite small and I wanted to decorate it, I added the lights to the inside of the frame so as not to clutter the tree too much. I used a few seed beads, some tinsel twine and one of Tim's Idea-ology stars to decorate the tree.

At Inspiration Journal the Challenge Theme this month is 'Sing, Sing It Loud' and we would love to see you join in - there is a fantastic prize on offer of $50 to spend at Inspiration Emporium for one lucky person.

I was inspired to make my Christmas home decor piece by one of my favourite carols but also by the current challenge at Compendium of Curiosities #17 which is Woodlands & Tinsel Twine. The technique, which I used on my tinsel, can be found on Page 60 of Tim's Compendium of Curiosities. This challenge is sponsored this time by Inspiration Emporium where there is another wonderful prize of $50 to spend. In addition, the Curiosity Crew will chose their favourite entry, who will win a fabulous prize donated by Tim and Mario.

Since it might be a little while before I can join in again at CC3C I would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to the Curiosity Crew for all their inspiration in the 17 challenges to date and to wish them a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Should you want to make a purchase from Inspiration Emporium, you can use my code Redanne to receive a 10% discount from your whole order.

I hope to be back soon with my Tim Tag for December, I hope to see you again then. Hugs, Anne xx

46 comments:

OK, this is my favourite Christmas project this year! Spectacular Anne! Oh my word, this is going to look so festive sitting in your craft room! I wish I was 8 inches tall so I use it as my actual tree! Such a wonderful and creative idea, WOW! hugs :)

Oh wow!! You light up my Christmas! I haven't received any emails for a while and I thought that like me, everyone easy super busy getting ready for Christmas. So I went to your blog and realized that I just wasn't getting the posts I subscribe to - so will go back and subscribe. I just subscribed to your blog. Sure enough, I have been missing some good stuff!! I have had some computer issues.Merry Christmas Anne,Sandy xx

O Christmas Tree!!! I love this. Your tree is adorable and I love the little "window" it's nestled into. I just got the Cabinet die but I'm quickly realizing I "NEED" the mini too. Isn't that how it always goes!

Anne, this is magnificent!!! I LOVE how you've made the cabinet box and battery housing and it must have taken for ever to get it covered so carefully and beautifully. The wallpaper truly gives off a magical glow when the lights go on and the tree is the perfect centrepiece. Very good luck with this in the CC3 challenge - it HAS to be a real contender! LOVE it. Jenny xxx (ps. you're not the only one without a tree up at the mo!)

And I thought my little Woodland tree hanging ornament was clever! OMG, Anne this is amazing and gorgeous all in one! Love your Merry Christmas Tree! We put up our little tree last night. It does have lights, but nothing else! Where did the year go? Hugs!

This is so darling, Annie! And so beautiful textured and wonderfully colored!! What a festive little tree to have in your craft room! How are you doing? I hope your cold is gone and you're feeling better!! Big Hugs, Darnell xxoo

This is just adorable ...... perfect for your craft room! I love how you've made the 'window' for the tree to sit in, and the fact that it lights up is simply genius. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year ..... and I can't wait to see all your fabulous creations in 2015! Love n hugs .... Linda xx

Amazing Anne, what a wonderful way to create a treee for your craftroom! Love the way it lights up and making the cabinet card 3D like that is so clever! Love this and I bet it looks even better in real life!

Oh brilliant! What an absolute treat of a post - and a lovely lovely tiny tree to have in your craft room. It looks completely fabulous lit up, and all in your favourite red!! A proper gift to yourself. Good luck with the big tree... plan to put ours up this weekend, after some Christmas biscuit baking with niece and nephew tomorrow.Alison xx

Love that song myself, and what a beautiful project it inspired on this tiny craft room tree. I'm always blown away by your ideas at using the TH products and would have never thought of the way you used these cabinet dies. How clever to make a frame for the tree & create a 3D tree. Love the colors & that poinsettia EF was the perfect one for your pretty frame. Then you add the battery pack to light it up...3D and optical. Amazing! Merry Christmas & TFS. Thanks so much for the lovely skate card. We both thought it was a WOW. Will be sharing that on the Friends Card page when I get home. Hugs

Lovely Anne, very clever design. Thanks for the visit to mine and BP says Hi or high as he was Lol! The fairy is back from her shopping now and the tree is fully dressed so she is fully occupied with the job in hand leaving BP free to go walkabout.It's a mad world! Happy crafting, Angela x

I absolutely LOVE this, Anne! It was so clever to use both sizes of the cabinet card dies to create the "shadow box" the tree is in and to use the waste to cover the battery pack! What a fun project! Love the embossed poinsettias too You altered the tree beautifully too! Thanks for placing along with us!

Anne...this is a beautiful piece! I truly love your idea of adding the light to the background and silhouetting your adorable little altered woodlands tree. The poinsettia embossed frame around the tree is so pretty and perfectly showcases it. What a brilliant idea! Thanks so much for sharing your art with us at CC3C. <3 Candy

Anne, who needs a tree when they have this displayed in their home! It is sensational. It looks beautiful in the initial photographs but then to see it with the light switched on, it is positively glowing.I hope you had a lovely Christmas.WishesLynne

Absolutely LOVE this wonderful little Christmas tree, Anne!! It's so fun and festive and LOVE the backlighting you've incorporated!! I'm playing catch-up so I did not get here in time to wish you a Merry Christmas--But I can wish you a very Happy & Healthy New Year!! I'm sooo looking forward to your creations in 2015 :) XOXO-Shari

This is soooo cool! Love the fact it lights up! Brilliant design too, love the sanded embossing on this masterpiece. Big congrats on your win, I'm very, very happy for you. Your makes are always amazing so well deserved! Thank you for your sweet comment, I am very excited about my new venture :) All the best for 2015! Big hugs, Ingrid x